Rail fastener and support.



F. S. JAIN'ETT.

RAIL FASTENBR AND SUPPORT.

APPLIUATIoN ULEB DB0, 10, 191s,

l yQySQ Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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wir" l IMT ir-P I a y liegefet State of Californie, beve invented. eert-ein e new` ancljusetul 'improvements in Rell Fas v"tenere enely Supporte, oi Weich tbe following is e specification.,

' .i This invention reletee to improvemeiits in lll railwayv rail itesienere'onfl supporte, antibes "for one of its objects to improve tbe con- .struction and. ncreese tbe eiiieienoy emi futility of devices of this @hereeterr i' "Another ob]ect of the invention is to pro ."ivliiclr requires no change in the rails or tbe .tiem-end whereby the rails ere rrnly supet. v a 6 for some distance over the ripper ieee or the `vides simply constructe fastening device portedend `leelil et the (ioints and prevented from movement leterelly of the roeclbeol,

whereby tbe spreading ol' the rails is eilec tiially preventecb Vl/'ith these enel other objects in vievvy the invention consists in certain novel, features of construction es hereinafter shown and olescribed and their specifically pointe@ out in the claims, enel in tbe drawings illustrative of the tion.

Figure l is e plan vievv of the improved device. Fig. 2 is an end elevation with the rail in sectionlon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1

Corresponding and like parte ere referred to in the following description and indicated. in fill the views el; tbe dreWii/igsby seme reference characters.

The improv/eci device comprises e bese plate l bearing upon e pair oit ties il sind clamped rmly to the ties by bolts or like fastening devices l2 omi clamp platee l. Any required number ci? tbe bolts may be employed, but preferably arranged upon op positesioleso the ties lll, es shownr The rolls, represented conventionally et let, beer u on the plete near one edge enel with their' e utting; ends'zibout centrally of the plete,-

clamp member 'l5 is formed integrally with the base plete to beer upon tbe enges of the rails end includes e vertical web 1.7

wliicli beers e einst tlie Webs oi tbe rails encl beneath/'the eerls orf tlie Bearing upon the plate et tbe opposite eicle of the rail from' the-cleirip'iiiember l5 ie enotlier clamp 18 having e' vertical web i9 beering against the opposite sicle ci enfl berieetb the beads of the rails. The member i8 estende preferred. embodiment of the inven Specification Letters Potent.

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plete l0 :incl is formerl with e vertical flange or web 20.. The member 18 is secured in position upon .the plete l0 by clamp bolts or like devices 2ls the bolts extending through slots 22 inv the plete l0 end being provirlefl with bea-ds 255 et their lower enfle ivlnicbbear beneath the bese plate. By this meses the member 18 iney be adjusted. is liereeiiter eirpleine l enel. then clamped in position by actuating ytbe nuts ot tbe bolts 2l.

Formed upon tlie pla-te 1) is en abutment or web 2i, preferably integr-el with the bese plate enl through. which e pressure applyu .ing member 25 is threaded and beers ageinst 'the web 20 of the member 1.8. At its' outer end the member 25 is provided with e Wrench receiving heed 26. Any required number of the members 25 may be employed, but generally one will be sulilcient es shown. Ey this means it will be obvious tbettlie member. 1S may be forced against the .mils -i by actuating the threaded member 25, to rmly unite ports :incl clamp them together, and. when this adjustment vlies been secured the member ll mary be firmly locke in position by actuating the nuts of the bolts .Le from strain. Wise bold the member 18 1n its downward position in engagement with the bese l0, and prevent all displacement uncler the severe strains to which devices ot this character ereA subjectecf.. lt is to be .noted also that with in construction tbe rail enea "ine" member qi l itself, sind .it will also be noted that tbe reil engaging member 18 is vertically movable with releticri to the beclplte and with reim tion vto tbe screw 25. l

moy be formeel. upon vtlie web 2i to increase the length or tbe bearings `for tbe threaded. member 25., Additional fastening devices are likewise employed for preventin the spreading of tile rails snol consisting oi: rolis 28 end hooked terminals 29 for engaging over tbe outer edges ci the plat-e 10 of tlie member and with spikeo terminals 31 .adopted to be driven into the materiel of the tie to holol tlie member 2S in position. B

this ineens the spreading of the rail is eectiielly prevented. Any required number of the members 23 may be employed, and it thus relieving the member lero'ely" The fastening devices 2l likelf preferrerl. e boss or enlargement 2T ICG is not desired to limit the invention in this 1 respect.

i The improved device is simple in construe tion, can be inexpensively manufactured and applied, and does not require any change 1n lthe' rails'to apply the improved fastening evice.- I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

e l. A-railwaj,7 rail fastener comprising a tie engaging member to receive the rail ends and having a rigid rail brace rising therefrom and adapted to engage the rail ends Aatene side, said rail engaging member havingj elongated apertures spaced apart, a rigid support rising from the tie engaging member aid having a threaded'aperture intermedlate the ends, a movable rail brace bearing 4upon the tie engaging member and having bolt receiving apertures constantly registering with the elongated apertures of thetie engaging member., clamp bolts engaging through the apertures and slots and operating to guide the movable rail brace and clamp the same to the tie engaging member, and athreaded straining member engaging lthe intermediate threaded aperture of the support and bearing against the movable irail, brace between the combined clamping andguiding members.

2. .A rallway'rail fastener comprising a tie 30 `.engaging member to receive the rail ends ,y and having a 'rigid rail brace rising thereclamp the same to the tic engaging member,`

and a threaded straining member engaging the intermediate threaded apertures of the support and bearing against the reinforcing'rib.

In a rail support, a bedplate having an npstanding abutment, a rail engaging member disposed upon the bedplateland having an upstanding Hangc extending parallel to the abutment, a screw passing through the abutment and engaging the upstanding flange, and means for detachably holding the rail engaging men'iber to th'. bedplate.

In testimom whereof I a ix my signature in presence of tivo witnesses.

l i FREDERICK S. JINETT. Witnesses:

Miei i man. RA rain), FRED MEISTER.

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